nymph
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- noun
- /nɪmf/
- Literature
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ninfa
- According to the Metamorphoses, the randy god had chased a nymph named Syrinx, famous for her song.
- celestial nymph
- love for the nymph
Waterfalls, mist, nymphs, fairies, subtle energies.
- Waterfalls, mist, nymphs, fairies, subtle energies.
- And the nymphs have apparently declared war on the Fey.
- Walter Rawleigh's The Nymph's reply offers a syllogism of realism rather than romance.
- And he says, you know, an atheist or agnostic might say to a theist, you still think there are spirits in the trees, nymphs in the streams, a God of the world.
- Now you know what a sultry wood nymph looks like.
- And those nymphs will will do what they need to do.
- No, but the rock star with it, with all the nymphs yelling and screaming and wanting to touch them, that I can understand.
- If it's not Harry Potter or wood nymphs, it's Yoda or Kevin O'Leary.
Examples
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According to ancient myth, Procris was a nymph who suspected her husband, Cephalus, of infidelity.
Academic text (2017) -
A water nymph who falls in love with a mortal.
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Now you know what a sultry wood nymph looks like.
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If the wood nymph left the park, would Park Avenue excite her?
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Without him in pursuit, the nymphs lost their identity, grew thin and mad.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some days, Julia feels as beautiful and ripe as a nymph on a shell.
Fiction book (1991) -
A marble sea nymph was toting a dolphin that was spewing water enthusiastically into the fishpond below.
Fiction book (2001) -
In Greek mythology, a nymph is often depicted as a beautiful young woman who personifies nature.
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The artist painted a stunning mural of a nymph dancing among the flowers in a forest clearing.
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In the story, the nymph granted the prince a wish in exchange for his kindness.
Synonyms
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A female spirit who lives in a forest and watches over the trees
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A sea spirit who looks like a beautiful young woman in Greek myths
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A spirit of the air that appears as a slim graceful woman
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A female spirit that lives in rivers, lakes, or springs
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A female spirit who lives in water places like lakes or springs
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A female spirit of the sea who helps sailors
A small female spirit like a fairy in stories
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A water plant with thin leaves that grows in fresh or slightly salty water
How Beautiful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nymph comes from the Greek word nymphē, which meant 'young woman' or 'bride'. In old stories, nymphs were beautiful young women or spirits of places like rivers and trees, so today nymph can mean a nature spirit or a lovely young woman.